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Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Vietnam for Cooperation in the field of Communications
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the MoU between India and Vietnam for Cooperation in the field of Communications.
Benefits:
The MoU will contribute in strengthening bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding in the field of communications.
Prime Minister's Office
‘Chennai Connect’ begins a New Era of Cooperation in India-China relations says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Wuhan Summit brought in increased stability and fresh momentum in India-China bilateral relations
India – China Second Informal Summit at Mamallapuram Concludes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed that 2nd Informal Summit at Mamallapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu has begun a “New Era of Cooperation” between India and China.
Prime Minister was making his inaugural statement at beginning of the delegation level talks Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the second day of the informal summit at Mamallapuram, today.
Referring to the first informal summit between the two countries at Wuhan last year, Prime Minister Modi said it has brought in an “increased stability and fresh momentum in our relations.”
He said the “strategic communication has increased between the two countries”.
The Prime Minister further said, “We have decided that we would prudently manage our differences without letting them turn into disputes, that we would be sensitive to each other’s' concerns and that our relations strive towards World Peace and stability.”
Referring to the 2nd Informal Summit at Mamallapuram, the Prime Minister said “In the Chennai Summit we have so far had great exchange on bilateral and global issues. The Wuhan Summit has given a new momentum to our bilateral relations. Today with our Chennai Connect a new era of cooperation has begun in the relations of our two countries.”
“I thank President Xi Jinping for coming to India for our second Informal Summit. The #ChennaiConnect will add great momentum to India-China relations. This will benefit the people of our nations and the world.”
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Digital Life Certificate Camp at SBI Bhubaneswar
A Mega Digital Life Certificate Submission camp through face Authentication Technology by Jeevan Praman App for pensioners was organised by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare and SBI CPPC Bhubaneswar in collaboration with AO Bhubaneswar at SBI Bhubaneswar Main Branch today. The programme was attended by Sh. Vishal Kumar, Under Secretary, GOI and officials from UIDAI in presence of Sri Amarendra Kumar, DGM .
This is a new initiative by the Government of India for facilitating submission of Life Certificate for pensioners.
Pensioners can submit Life Certificate digitally through Jeevan Pramaan Portal. Pensioners can also submit Life Certificates using the Face Authentication technology based on Aadhaar whereby it is possible to generate a Digital Life Certificate from any Android based smartphone for online submission on the Jeevan Pramaan mobile application.
For ensuring broad outreach of above initiatives of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, DoPPW is launching NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN FOR PROMOTION OF DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS.
DoPPW is organizing DLC campaign in 37 cities across country including three cities in Odisha i.e. Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Balasore to ensure awareness about "Ease of Living" welfare measures taken by the Government of India.
Officials of SBI and Pensioners were present on the occasion.
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Vice President's Secretariat
RS Chairman and LS Speaker discuss COVID and meetings of Parliamentary Committees
Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu held a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla at Upa-Rashtrapati Niwas and discussed the situation regarding COVID-19 disease in the country, role being played by Members of Parliament and the feasibility of holding meetings of Committees of Parliament.
Both the Presiding Officers noted with satisfaction that the Members of Parliament are actively engaged in the fight against corona virus besides initiating welfare measures and supporting various humanitarian initiatives being taken up by both the governments and civil society. They were happy to note that MPs are with the people whom they represent when they need them the most.
Shri Naidu and Shri Birla also discussed the issue of feasibility of various Committees of Parliament holding their meetings at the earliest in the prevailing situation and in the context of restrictions on travel across the country. They felt that if the situation does not allow regular conventional meetings of the Committees in the near future, alternative means of enabling such meetings may be explored.
Accordingly, they have directed the Secretaries General of both the Houses to examine in detail the pros and cons of Parliamentary Committees holding meetings by video conferencing by taking into considerations the present Rules of Business of both the Houses of Parliament, the practices and experiences of various countries in respect of such virtual meetings and the time required to enable secure technology platforms required for such mode of meetings. The report of the two top officials of Parliament will form the basis for a considered decision by both the Presiding Officers in the matter.
Ministry of Finance
Public Debt Management report for the quarter of April-June 2023
Since Apr-June  2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell , Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter April-June .
During Q1 of FY24, the Central Government on issuance/settlement basis of dated securities raised gross amount worth ₹4,08,000 crore and ₹2,71,415 crore after adjusting for switches. The weighted average yield  of issuances during the quarter stood at 7.13% and it was 7.34% for Q4 FY23. The weighted average maturity  of the issuances worked out to 17.58 years for Q1 FY24 and 16.58 for Q4 FY23. The gross amount raised through 91-day, 182-day and 364-day Treasury Bills during the quarter amounted to ₹4,96,266 crore while total repayments were ₹3,07,278 crore. During April-June 2023, the cash position of the Central Government remained in surplus mostly.
Total gross liabilities  of the Government, as per provisional data, increased marginally to ₹1,59,53,703 crore at end- June 2023 from ₹1,56,08,634 crore at end- March 2023. This represented a quarter-on-quarter increase of 2.2 per cent in Q1 FY24. Further, nearly 26.6 per cent of the outstanding dated securities had a residual maturity of less than 5 years.
The yield on the 10-year benchmark security softened from 7.31% at the close of the quarter on March 31st , 2023 to 7.12% at the close on June 30th, 2023, thus softening by 19 bps during the quarter.
In secondary market, trading activities were concentrated in 7–10-year maturity bucket during the quarter mainly because of more trading observed in 10-year benchmark security. Private sector banks emerged as dominant trading segment in secondary market during the quarter under review with a share of 22.59 per cent in “Buy” deals and 25.00 per cent in “Sell” deals in the total outright trading activity, followed by foreign banks, public sector banks, primary dealers, and mutual fund. On a net basis, foreign banks, insurance companies, private sector banks and primary dealers were net sellers while public sector banks, co-operative banks, FIs, mutual funds and ‘Others’ were net buyers in the secondary market.
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Ministry of Tourism
Projects for development of tourism in Himachal Pradesh
The Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territories/ Central Agencies for developing tourism infrastructure and facilities in the country.
Ministry has sanctioned the project ‘Development of Himalayan Circuit: Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba in Himachal Pradesh’ under Swadesh Darshan scheme in 2016-17 for Rs.86.85 crores. Ministry has identified Maa Chintpurni in Himachal Pradesh for development under PRASHAD Scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Communications
Special Cancellations, Picture Post Cards and Bookmarks Released by Department of Post on the occasion of ‘International Day of Friendship’
Panaji, 30 July 2022
On the occasion of “International Day of Friendship”, Special cancellations, Picture Post Cards and bookmarks were released online by Ms. Veena Srinivas, Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai, Shri Amitabh Singh, Postmaster General , Shri. R.K. Jayabhaye, Postmaster General, Goa Region, Panaji, Shri. Narasimha Swamy, Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Goa Division. Shri. Aslesh Kamat, Vice President, Goa Philatelic and Numismatic Society, Goa alongwith the society members and other officers/officials of the Postal department were present on this occasion.
Ms. Veena Srinivas, Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra and Goa Circle, in her address, explained the importance of friendship 'as a basis of all relationships' on the occasion. She also elaborated on the uniqueness of release of bookmarks and their role in inculcating the habit of reading. She recollected the golden era of pen pals on the occasion.
Shri. R.K. Jayabhaye, Postmaster General, Goa Region, Panaji and Shri Amitabh Singh, Postmaster General  appreciated the role played by the post-crossing community in promoting peace in the world.
Goa Postal Division also organised Goa’s 04th Postcrossing Meetup at Tapal Bhavan where 15 philatelists participated in Postcrossing event to send postcards and receive postcards back from random people around the world.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 159.91 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 12.73 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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More than 159.91 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 12.73 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman reviews Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Stresses the importance of carrying out awareness activities & need for States to release Premium Subsidy on time to ensure timely settlement of claims
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  through video conferencing here today. The meeting was attended by Shri Debasish Panda Secretary  , Shri Sanjay Agarwal ,Secretary DAC&FW , senior officials from Department of Financial Services, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare , General Insurance Companies implementing PMFBY and Scheduled Commercial Banks.
A presentation was made by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW wherein the journey of PMFBY since Kharif 2016 as well as challenges encountered and the status of implementation for the current Kharif 2020 crop season, especially after the Revamp of PMFBY, were discussed.
The Finance Minister highlighted the need of carrying out awareness activities to ensure dissemination of information among all farmers in view of Scheme becoming voluntary for all farmers and the need for States to release Premium Subsidy on time to ensure timely settlement of claims. Smt Sitharaman suggested that stringent follow up should be done with States where subsidy is pending specially those which are not implementing the Scheme in Kharif 2020 with a view to ensure payment of all pending claims to farmers at the earliest.
Secretary DAC&FW informed that leveraging technology was one of the main focus areas in revamped PMFBY and the Department was working towards migrating to technology assessment of yield by 2023 and survey would be conducted after Rabi-2020-21 to ascertain the impact of the revamped PMFBY.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Issues of Parali Burning
Through the various efforts under the Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the State of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & NCT of Delhi’ the satellite data indicates that paddy residue burning events have reduced by 29.5 percent, 24.5 percent and 11.0 percent in the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, respectively when compared with the paddy residue burning events in the year 2017.
The Ministry of Power had brought out a policy for biomass utilization for power generation through co-firing in pulverized coal fired boilers in November 2017. As per the policy, all fluidized bed and pulverized coal units  except those having ball and tube mill, of power generating utilities, public or private, located in India, shall endeavor to use 5-10% blend of biomass pellets made, primarily of agro residue along with coal after assessing the technical feasibility viz. safety aspects etc. In line with the policy Central Electricity Authority  had issued an advisory to all concerned State Governments, power Plants utilities, power equipment manufacturers and other stakeholders to promote use of biomass pellets.
The Ministry of Power in a meeting held on 15.11.2018 has decided that the States of Haryana and Punjab shall issue bids for all coal based Thermal Power Plants to use minimum 5 percent of biomass pellets and upto 10 percent to be co-fired with coal.
In pursuance to Budget 2018 announcement regarding a special Scheme to support the efforts of the governments of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the NCT of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue, a new Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi’ for the period from 2018-19 to 2019-20 has also been launched with the total outgo from the Central funds of Rs. 1151.80 crore .
During 2018-19, the funds amounting to Rs. 269.38 crores, Rs.137.84 crores and Rs. 148.60 crores have been released to the Government of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh respectively for distribution of in-situ crop residue management machinery to the farmers on subsidy, establishment of Custom Hiring Centres  of in-situ crop residue management machinery and undertaking Information, Education and Communication  activities for creating awareness among farmers.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Parshottam Rupala.
Ministry of Defence
Joint Statement
The Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan held discussions over the established mechanism of hotline contact. The two sides reviewed the situation along the Line of Control and all other sectors in a free, frank and cordial atmosphere.
In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGsMO agreed to address each other’s core issues and concerns which have propensity to disturb peace and lead to violence.Both sides agreed for strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control and all other sectors with effect from midnight 24/25 Feb 2021.
Both sides reiterated that existing mechanisms of hotline contact and border flag meetings will be utilised to resolve any unforeseen situation or misunderstanding.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Updates on COVID-19
The prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country are being regularly monitored at the highest level and various actions have been initiated in collaboration by Government of India along with the States/UTs.
Cabinet Secretary has directed all the States/UTs to coordinate and manage the situation of migrant workers in ensuring lockdown measures are being followed such that proper welfare is also taken care by providing food, water, medical supplies and sanitation arrangements in relief centres/ quarantine facilities. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare had also issued an advisory for proper quarantine and psycho-social measures for migrant workers yesterday, which is available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedPsychosocialissuesofmigrantsCOVID19.pdf.
Under the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court, States have been directed that trained counsellors and/or community group leaders of all religions will visit and provide psycho-social support to the migrants in relief camps. As directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, for technical queries, the Ministry of Health has provided an email  which will provide authentic technical information to queries from institutions like AIIMS, New Delhi. All the technical guidelines are also available on website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare . Toll Free number  and helpline email id  for COVID-19 related queries have been operational for some time.
In addition, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority  has notified that all 24 classes of medical devices shall be regulated as drugs for quality control and price monitoring under the provisions of Drug  Order 2013 with effect from 1st April 2020, to ensure that no manufacturer shall increase the MRP of these items more than beyond 10% of MRP in the last 12 months.
Ministry of AYUSH has also recommended measures for self care guidelines in preventive health care that can boost immunity especially for respiratory health for the COVID-19 crisis.
It is also emphasised that direction related to lockdown, proposed social distancing measures and large groups are to be avoided for religious congregations.
As of now, 1637 confirmed cases and 38 deaths have been reported. During the last 24 hours, 376 new confirmed cases and 3 new deaths have been reported. 132 persons have been cured /discharged from the hospitals after recovery.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
CBI registers a case against seven accused in a bank fraud of around Rs. 1017.93 Crore and conducts searches at nine locations
Mumbai, 15 May 2023
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on 11.05.2023 on complaint from State Bank of India against a private company based at Raigarh , its Directors/Guarantors; other private company based at Mumbai and unknown public servants & unknown persons on the allegations of causing loss of Rs. 1017.93 crore  to State Bank of India and five other consortium member banks. It was alleged that the accused entered into a conspiracy during year the 2012 to 2017 to cheat the State Bank of India & other 5 consortium member banks i.e. Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank & Bank of Maharashtra by way of availing Working Capital Limit, Term Loan and NFB limits to the tune of Rs. 812.07 crore . It was further alleged that the accused in pursuance of the conspiracy, cheated the SBI and other 5 consortium member banks by way of fictitious sales/ purchase transactions & fudging of accounts and also siphoned off the funds resulting into non-payment of outstanding loans to the extent of Rs. 1017.93 crore .
Searches were conducted at 9 places including at Delhi, Mumbai, Raigarh & Thane  at the residential & official premises of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents / articles.
Investigation in the matter is ongoing.
Please see further details including names of the accused in FIR/RC 0772023E0005 dated11.05.2023 of BS&FB, CBI, Mumbai as available on CBI Website.PIB Mumbai | Nikita/ Darshana
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Prime Minister's Office
PM speaks on phone with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, His Excellency Olaf Scholz
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, His Excellency Olaf Scholz.
Prime Minister congratulated H.E. Scholz on his appointment as Chancellor. He expressed his appreciation for the immense contribution of former Chancellor H.E. Angela Merkel in strengthening the India-Germany Strategic Partnership, and looked forward to continuing this positive momentum under the leadership of H.E. Sholz.
The two leaders agreed that there was significant synergy in the governance priorities announced by the new German Government and India's own economic vision. They reviewed the potential of ongoing cooperation initiatives, including for promoting investment and trade links. They agreed on the potential for further diversifying cooperation and exchanges in new areas. In particular, they expressed the hope to commence new cooperation initiatives in the areas of Climate Action and Green Energy, to enable both countries to achieve their respective climate commitments.
Prime Minister conveyed his good wishes for the New Year to H.E. Chancellor Sholz and to the German people, and looked forward to meeting him soon for the next meeting of the bilateral Inter-Governmental Consultations.
Ministry of Power
NTPC registers 62% growth in coal production from its captive mines compared to last year
NTPC Limited continues to demonstrate excellence in operations with an increasing trend in coal production from its captive mines. NTPC has produced 7.36 MMT of coal during the period April 2022 to August 2022 registering a robust growth of 62% compared to 4.55 MMT achieved during the same period last year.
With meticulous planning, resource mobilization, and regular monitoring, NTPC has achieved substantial growth even during the monsoon period, so far, and is hopeful of sustaining the growth that will help in ensuring uninterrupted, reliable and affordable power generation.
Further, NTPC has dispatched 7.52 MMT of coal from its captive mines as compared to 5.47 MMT of coal dispatched during the same period last year, registering a growth of 37%.
NTPC has taken various steps to augment the coal production from its coal mines. The engagement of high-capacity dumpers as well as an increase in the existing fleet size of excavators has allowed the operational mines to increase their production.